Arknights, but all characters are NPCs?

"Hibernation?"

Lu Shang chewed on the word for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, if that's possible... then by using hibernation or freezing technology to put people into a deep sleep, can they exist permanently in this dream world?"

"And at the moment, this dream world doesn't even need anyone to maintain it. It will be restored every day--"

Lu Shang showed an expression of enjoying a bright future, but the next second, he changed the subject:

"With the daily replay, you will soon see, Kal'tsit, that when those people find that they don't need to abide by the law, morality, or even humanity, this place will soon become a large silver party, and I will become the leader of the group, who needs to offer a beautiful girl to me every day."

Kelsey: “…”

No?

I just said the word "dormant". My original intention was to see whether the real world and the dream world could affect each other.

How did you manage to follow my words and write so much more?

And you're offering it as a sacrifice? And you're specifying a pretty girl? You picked one, right?

What? You want to form a cult of the gods?

"Don't look at me with such a speechless look, I'm just telling the truth."

Lu Shang sighed and spread his hands: "And what does it mean to exist forever in this dream world? What about cyberpunk, uploading consciousness, and achieving digital immortality? Besides, didn't your previous civilization play with hibernation chambers and other things? What was the result? Do you need me to repeat it to you, Kal'tsit?"

Kelsey: “…”

Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary.

But yes.

She hasn't even figured out what the "dream world" is, but she's already thinking about saving the real world... That's really a big step.

So, let’s start from the most basic step by step.

So Kal'tsit thought about the issue that she should be most concerned about right now, and asked, "Theresa... No, forget it, you definitely won't tell me, and there is no NPC called Theresa in this dream world, so you probably won't care."

If there is an NPC named Theresa in the dream world, Kelsey said that she would find a way to bring Theresa into the dream world. Isn't a living person more fun than an NPC? Lu Shang would definitely agree.

But this NPC doesn't exist at all.

But even though Theresa is not here, there is the Doctor.

"What about the Doctor?" Kal'tsit found another way to get in: "If Theresa is dead... then what about the Doctor?"

Thinking of the doctor who would lose his mind every afternoon in the dream world...

Kal'tsit was certain that something had happened to the Doctor as well.

Otherwise, she really couldn't understand how the doctor had changed from his current appearance to that... uh... silly look in just five years?

"Doctor?"

Lu Shang heard this, but did not answer. Instead, he asked Kal'tsit in confusion: "According to seniority, Kal'tsit should call the doctor "Mom", right? You are selling your mother directly now? Is that okay?"

Kelsey: “?”

You are a despicable person who doesn't even know how to write the word "morality", and now you ask me if it is immoral?

Perhaps he noticed Kal'tsit's look, so Lu Shang showed an indifferent expression: "Okay, since Kal'tsit said so, let me think about it..."

"According to the plot, five years ago, you, Kal'tsit, pushed the doctor back into the sarcophagus. Then, five years later, Amiya fished the doctor out of the sarcophagus again."

"But unfortunately, after he was fished out, Amiya discovered that the doctor had not only lost his mind, but also his memory."

Amnesia?

Kal'tsit couldn't help but frown when she heard this.

First, let’s rule out the issue of the sarcophagus.

To put it simply, that thing is a hibernation chamber and a freezing chamber, but it does not have the function of tampering with memory.

Since it is not a sarcophagus, what is the reason?

And she pushed it back with her own hands?

Hurt your head?

Or was he attacked by a memory-based Originium technique?

If it is the former, it is very likely. After all, Theresa is dead, there is no reason why the Doctor should be safe and sound.

But if it's the latter...

"The reason why the doctor lost his memory...it can't be that Theresa did it herself, right?"

032. In ancient times, Zhao Zilong went in and out seven times. Today, there are...

Eliminate the correct answer first, right?

But Lu Shang didn't say that. Instead, he pointed at Kal'tsit's head and said, "Why don't you ask the magical conch?"

Kelsey: “?”

Magic conch? Who?

And why are you pointing at the top of my head? There's nothing on top of my head.

Are you hypnotizing me again?

"No, I mean, when I was removing the hypnosis from you just now, the first option was to "ignore the existence of certain NPCs."

"So Kal'tsit, please stop staring at me. Even though we are hugging each other face to face, you can only look at me."

"But why don't you turn around and look around?"

around?

When Kal'tsit heard this, she subconsciously turned her head to look.

Then she saw Amiya, and the Doctor, who was riding on Amiya's neck as if he was taking a child for a stroll.

It’s not surprising that Amiya appears here. After all, Lu Shang always likes to take Amiya around.

but...

"PhD?"

Kelsey was a little confused.

Why is the Doctor here? According to the logic of this dream world, shouldn't the Doctor be running around with Popka, Snake Tuxie and Ceob?

Could it be that Lu Shang still wants to play the "take Amiya to find Kal'tsit, take Kal'tsit to find the Doctor" kind of trick?

Just as Kal'tsit was about to ask this, the doctor in the distance seemed to have noticed her gaze, turned around, and then waved at her: "Ah, Kal'tsit? Has your hypnosis been lifted?"

Kelsey: “…”

The Doctor took the initiative to talk to her?!

In other words...this doctor is not an NPC, but a real person?

After realizing this, Kal'tsit immediately turned to look at Lu Shang with an expression of disbelief.

Lu Shang naturally nodded as she wished: "Your doctor has been having fun in this dream world for seven days."

Kelsey: “?”

seven days?

"Yes, while you, Kal'tsit, were still trying not to sleep in the real world, your doctor was running here every day and having fun."

"..."

Kelsey took a deep breath.

She suddenly felt how right she was to give up.

Otherwise, she would have to rush over now and give the doctor a handgrip dynamometer.

What are you doing, Doc?

With you——

"Wait...that's not right..."

Kal'tsit didn't suspect that Lu Shang was lying to her again.

But she suddenly thought of something.

The reason why Kal'tsit was so resistant to entering the dream world the first two times was largely because she would be terrified if she came here.

And Doctor...Kal'tsit felt that he would definitely not be able to escape Lu Shang's clutches.

After all, Lu Shang had said to her before, "At worst, when you, Kal'tsit, travel back in time, I'll go to the doctor's dormitory to play with her."

It is only natural for the Lu Shang Society to take action against the doctor.

Maybe when Kal'tsit traveled back last time and was still hesitating whether to tell the Doctor that "Lu Shang probably took your NPC to the bed in the dream world", the next second the Doctor had already traveled back and was fed cream puffs by Lu Shang.

Maybe when Kal'tsit was still using coffee to resist sleep in the real world, the Doctor had already started playing the "Madam, you don't want your eldest daughter and second daughter to do this or that" drama with Lu Shang in the dream world.

Maybe when Kal'tsit and Theresa were complaining about the Doctor's habit of taking naps, Kal'tsit's NPC in the dream world had already become a part of Lu Shang and the Doctor's perverted gameplay.

maybe...

Well, these are actually Kal'tsit's guesses.

Based on what she herself has experienced, she tries to guess what the Doctor might have experienced.

Although maybe not so... uh... flowery?

But as long as the doctor travels through time, Lu Shang will definitely take action, that's for sure.

So here lies the problem -

In the future, I will be shocked...

No, it should be that after having been frightened, the Doctor not only did not resist entering the dream world by "not sleeping" like Kal'tsit, but instead "ran here every day"?

Doctor, you can't be hypnotized too, right?

"No." Lu Shang spoke up and defended himself: "So far, I have only hypnotized you, Kal'tsit."

Kelsey: “…”

You might as well not make any excuses.

Because Kal'tsit's eyes now look more and more strange when she looks at the Doctor.

The look in his eyes was as if he was looking at an abstinent nun, and it turned out that there was not only a small book of the nun series hidden under the bed, but also a series of curdled milk.

"Ah, don't talk about your mother like that."

When Lu Shang opened his mouth, Kal'tsit thought he was going to make a few excuses for the Doctor.

As a result, Lu Shang said again the next second: "Your mother and I are truly in love. From now on, we will go our separate ways. Kal'tsit, you call me dad, and I call you Kal'tsit——"

"Shut up."

Kal'tsit covered Lu Shang's mouth with her hand.

She didn't care about the licking on her palm, she just looked up and stared at the doctor.

But after staring for a while, Kal'tsit frowned:

"No... The first time I came, I learned about Theresa's death. The second time I came, I learned about the plot of Born in the Dark. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to learn more important information this third time."

"But Doctor...she's been here seven times?"

"Then it stands to reason that the doctor should know more, more detailed, and more specific information than I do..."

"But why didn't she say a word to Theresa and me?"

Yes, why?

Doctor, why don't you say it?